disjunct

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(dis juŋkt′, dis′juŋkt′)

adjective

  1. disjoined; separated
  2. Music having to do with progression by intervals greater than a second
  3. Zool. having the body sharply divided by deep furrows, as in the divisions into head, thorax, and abdomen in most insects

Origin: L disjunctus, pp. of disjungere: see disjoin

See disjunct in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Characterized by separation.
  2. Music Relating to progression by intervals larger than major seconds.
  3. Zoology Having deep constrictions separating the head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects.
noun (dĭsˈjŭngktˌ)
  1. Logic A term in a disjunction.
  2. An adverbial phrase that modifies a sentence in order to suggest the speaker's commentary on the content of the sentence, as with sadly in Sadly, we have no more dessert left.

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Origin: Middle English disjuncte

Origin: , from Latin disiūnctus

Origin: , past participle of disiungere, to disjoin; see disjoin

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